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December 2008
7 x 9, 680 pp., 3 illus.
$50.00/£34.95 (CLOTH)
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ISBN-10:
0-262-04251-7
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-04251-2

Series
Information Revolution and Global Politics
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Governing Global Electronic Networks
International Perspectives on Policy and Power
Edited by William J. Drake and Ernest J. Wilson III

Preface
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Acknowledgments
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1Introduction: The Distributed Architecture of Network Global Governance
William J. Drake
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IThe Global Governance of Infrastructure81
2Sovereign Right and the Dynamics of Power in the ITU
Lessons in the Quest for Inclusive Global Governance
Don MacLean
83
3Balancing Equity and Efficiency Issues in Global Spectrum Management
Rob Frieden
127
4The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks
Institutional Logic, Politics, and Property Rights
Peter F. Cowhey, Jonathan D. Aronson and John E. Richards
149
5The GATS Agreement on Basic Telecommunications
A Developing Country Perspective
Boutheina Guermazi
187
IIThe Global Governance of Networked Information, Communication, and Commerce231
6Trade Barriers or Cultural Diversity? The Audiovisual Sector on Fire
Byung-il Choi
233
7The Global Governance of Mass Media Content
Cees J. Hamelink
275
8International Regulation of Internet Content
Possibilities and Limits
Peng Hwa Ang
305
9Creating Conventions
Technology Policy and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
Ian Hosein
331
10Privacy in the Digital Age
States, Private Actors, and Hybrid Arrangements
Henry Farrell
375
11Intellectual Property Rights, Capacity Building, and "Informational Development" in Developing Countries
Christopher May
401
IIIThe Participation of Nondominant Stakeholders in Network Global Governance427
12Louder Voices and the International Debate on Developing Country Participation in ICT Decision Making
David Souter
429
13The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks
Implications for South Africa and Lessons for Developing Countries
Tracy Cohen and Alison Gillwald
463
14Spectators or Players? Participation in ICANN by the "Rest of the World"
Milton L. Mueller and Jisuk Woo
507
15Multistakeholderism, Civil Society, and Global Diplomacy
The Case of the World Summit on the Information Society
Wolfgang Kleinwächter
535
16Conclusion: Governance of Global Electronic Networks: The Contrasting Views of Dominant and Nondominant Actors
Ernest J. Wilson III
583
Contributors
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Index
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